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May 2026
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When 3 Jaws are Better than 4
When 3 Jaws are Better than 4
What about parts or shafts that need to both run true and have multiple features that run true to the others?
Lien Visibility Key for Growth
Lien Visibility Key for Growth
When business owners borrow money, lease equipment or finance inventory, lenders protect themselves by filing public claims against business assets.
For You
Industry News July 13, 2026
PRAB Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, says materials and fluids testing can help metalworking operations evaluate metal scrap processing and fluid recycling equipment before making capital equipment investments. According to the company, testing metal chips, turnings, swarf, coolants and process fluids under application-specific conditions can provide empirical data to guide equipment selection, scrap value improvement, volume-handling capacity and projected return on investment.
Industry News July 13, 2026
The GPT gearhead family from Faulhaber can be flexibly combined with various motors from the standard range, such as motors from the flat BXT brushless family or the brushless DC drives from the microdrive experts. During development, they were specifically designed to work with the DC drives of the GXR/SXR gearhead family, which allows for perfectly matched combinations of encoders, drives and gearheads.
Delivering Precision Components Delivers Growth
Industry News Sponsored Content July 3, 2026
TL Aerotek grew from a small shop into a larger precision-components operation by combining Expand Machinery systems with Mitsubishi Electric automation and LoadMate Plus robotic machine tending.
Finish Grinding
Article May 1, 2026
Dear Doc: We grind nickel-alloy components for the aerospace industry. We typically take a deep cut for roughing and a shallow cut for finishing. For finish grinding, some operators like to use a faster feed rate; some don’t. What’s your take?
Product July 8, 2026
Reversible hard jaws from Dillon Manufacturing are suitable for ID and OD workholding, so they can decrease the time and cost of tool set-ups, yet still accurately grip and locate work pieces. Designed to hold a specific range of part sizes, these jaws are usually used for first operation workholding.
Industry News July 7, 2026
Doosan Robotics new AI-powered palletizing solution, PalletizHD+, brings the robot, AI, and application controls together in one integrated environment to make palletizing faster, smarter, and easier for manufacturers to deploy and operate. The system, which debuted at Automate 2026, is built on PalletizOS, Doosan Robotics’ proprietary palletizing operating system and "removes the complexity traditionally associated with palletizing automation," according to the company.
Industry News July 6, 2026
Ceratizit USA has named Adam Johnson as technical sales engineer for its cutting tool division in the Southeast region. Johnson will support customers across Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Johnson brings two decades of manufacturing experience, including hands-on machining and production leadership.
Manufacturing Internships
Article May 1, 2026
Many states are on board, while others can take note and amp up their manufacturing prowess!
Product July 6, 2026
Fixtureworks' newest version of quick-change flex clamping “locators,” is the CP720-N Easy Mount, which locate and fasten in a single operation -- without the use of tools. They provide fast and accurate fixture changes, the company says, mounting the same fixture on different machines, machining from five sides on one fixture, and quick fixture setup.
O.M.G. North America Angle Heads and Spindle Speeders
Video July 3, 2026
Founded in the 1960s, O.M.G. offers a wide range of angle heads with nearly 4,000 configurations, along with BAH heads for heavy industry, spindle speeders, turret heads and multi-spindle heads.
Arsenal Buildup: Turning Performance
Article May 1, 2026
The United States can design and deploy some of the most advanced weapon systems in the world. The question facing the defense industry today is far more practical: Can it produce enough of them — fast enough? Recent conflicts and sustained global commitments have exposed a growing gap between demand and production.
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